Santos pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges for deceiving donors and stealing people’s identities to fund his campaign.

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) reported to prison Friday afternoon, officially capping off the New York Republican’s dramatic rise-and-fall in politics that saw him ascend as a GOP trailblazer before plunging to disgrace.

The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed,” wrote George Santos in a goodbye post before reporting to a federal prison in New Jersey